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A name. A world of connections.
A given name in English and Danish
No sourced pronunciation yet
01 / Meaning & origin
Carrol is a unisex given name documented in English and Danish.
No etymology is recorded in our sources for this spelling yet. The record exists because the name is documented in use; a meaning will be shown only once a cited source supports it.
02 / Across borders
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3 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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United States, 2002: 5 girls (rank 15432). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Carrol
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | 5 | 994 | observed |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | 6 | 956 | observed |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | 5 | 1,074 | observed |
| 1895 | 5 | 1,079 | observed |
| 1896 | 7 | 900 | observed |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | 6 | 1,002 | observed |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | 6 | 943 | observed |
| 1902 | 9 | 794 | observed |
| 1903 | 8 | 846 | observed |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | 7 | 1,002 | observed |
| 1906 | 13 | 674 | observed |
| 1907 | 13 | 735 | observed |
| 1908 | 15 | 685 | observed |
| 1909 | 12 | 840 | observed |
| 1910 | 13 | 859 | observed |
| 1911 | 7 | 1,387 | observed |
| 1912 | 36 | 713 | observed |
| 1913 | 48 | 641 | observed |
| 1914 | 69 | 605 | observed |
| 1915 | 97 | 576 | observed |
| 1916 | 115 | 534 | observed |
| 1917 | 109 | 564 | observed |
| 1918 | 113 | 572 | observed |
| 1919 | 118 | 551 | observed |
| 1920 | 134 | 526 | observed |
| 1921 | 143 | 519 | observed |
| 1922 | 144 | 513 | observed |
| 1923 | 127 | 545 | observed |
| 1924 | 147 | 519 | observed |
| 1925 | 150 | 494 | observed |
| 1926 | 122 | 552 | observed |
| 1927 | 154 | 489 | observed |
| 1928 | 160 | 481 | observed |
| 1929 | 184 | 436 | observed |
| 1930 | 191 | 426 | observed |
| 1931 | 174 | 431 | observed |
| 1932 | 160 | 445 | observed |
| 1933 | 165 | 429 | observed |
| 1934 | 175 | 423 | observed |
| 1935 | 169 | 432 | observed |
| 1936 | 170 | 429 | observed |
| 1937 | 157 | 446 | observed |
| 1938 | 170 | 440 | observed |
| 1939 | 174 | 430 | observed |
| 1940 | 170 | 443 | observed |
| 1941 | 164 | 462 | observed |
| 1942 | 127 | 543 | observed |
| 1943 | 152 | 505 | observed |
| 1944 | 109 | 589 | observed |
| 1945 | 108 | 581 | observed |
| 1946 | 89 | 685 | observed |
| 1947 | 123 | 614 | observed |
| 1948 | 87 | 717 | observed |
| 1949 | 75 | 793 | observed |
| 1950 | 95 | 704 | observed |
| 1951 | 64 | 874 | observed |
| 1952 | 63 | 883 | observed |
| 1953 | 56 | 959 | observed |
| 1954 | 45 | 1,112 | observed |
| 1955 | 32 | 1,339 | observed |
| 1956 | 31 | 1,385 | observed |
| 1957 | 34 | 1,345 | observed |
| 1958 | 31 | 1,396 | observed |
| 1959 | 30 | 1,439 | observed |
| 1960 | 32 | 1,400 | observed |
| 1961 | 24 | 1,635 | observed |
| 1962 | 17 | 1,962 | observed |
| 1963 | 24 | 1,628 | observed |
| 1964 | 13 | 2,310 | observed |
| 1965 | 26 | 1,513 | observed |
| 1966 | 14 | 2,132 | observed |
| 1967 | 16 | 1,974 | observed |
| 1968 | 19 | 1,836 | observed |
| 1969 | 23 | 1,728 | observed |
| 1970 | 13 | 2,621 | observed |
| 1971 | 16 | 2,366 | observed |
| 1972 | 8 | 3,622 | observed |
| 1973 | 6 | 4,505 | observed |
| 1974 | 15 | 2,549 | observed |
| 1975 | 14 | 2,751 | observed |
| 1976 | 16 | 2,601 | observed |
| 1977 | 9 | 3,836 | observed |
| 1978 | 8 | 4,157 | observed |
| 1979 | 6 | 5,355 | observed |
| 1980 | 7 | 4,940 | observed |
| 1981 | 7 | 4,961 | observed |
| 1982 | 10 | 3,966 | observed |
| 1983 | 8 | 4,499 | observed |
| 1984 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1985 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1986 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1987 | 6 | 6,089 | observed |
| 1988 | 5 | 7,270 | observed |
| 1989 | 8 | 5,615 | observed |
| 1990 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1991 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1992 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1993 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1994 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1995 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1996 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1997 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1998 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1999 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2000 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2001 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2002 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2003 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2004 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2005 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2006 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2007 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2008 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2009 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2010 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2011 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2012 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2013 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2014 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2015 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2016 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2017 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2018 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2019 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2020 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2021 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2022 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2023 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2024 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2025 | no value | no value | not covered |
Statistics count the spelling “Carrol” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.
American actor (1896-1973)
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario top baby names, historical archive 1917–2013
Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General) · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario first baby names, 1913–2023 (verified redistribution)
Government of Ontario; redistributed by helloharun · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
British Columbia — 100 Years of Popular Baby Names (first names used 5 or more times), 1926-2025
Government of British Columbia, Vital Statistics Agency · OGL-BC (Open Government License - British Columbia; version not stated on the page) · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
